Mamata TMC candidate for Bhabanipur bypoll

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday officially announced Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as its candidate for the by-election in Bhabanipur.

TMC’s campaign in the seat in south Kolkata is already under way with the ECI announcing the bypoll on Saturday, following a request from the State to avoid a constitutional crisis. Banerjee, who lost the election in Nandigram, has to win this by-poll to retain her CM’s post.